foul trouble
noun
sports
: the state of having committed several fouls : the state of being close to fouling out
a basketball player in foul trouble
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Jokic has been unable to deliver easy buckets near the rim or get Gobert into foul trouble.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Durant blocked Kennard's shot on the first possession of Game 2, but then got in early foul trouble while the Lakers again streaked to a large first-half lead.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Suggs, however, found himself in foul trouble in the third quarter when a successful challenge by Charlotte led to his fifth foul less than four minutes into the second half.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
Garland, who finished with 21 points and eight assists despite battling foul trouble all night, buried a step-back 3-pointer less than a minute later to give the Clippers a 108-99 lead.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Durant blocked Kennard's shot on the first possession of Game 2, but then got in early foul trouble while the Lakers again streaked to a large first-half lead.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Suggs, however, found himself in foul trouble in the third quarter when a successful challenge by Charlotte led to his fifth foul less than four minutes into the second half.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
Garland, who finished with 21 points and eight assists despite battling foul trouble all night, buried a step-back 3-pointer less than a minute later to give the Clippers a 108-99 lead.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Foul trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20trouble. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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